Mechanical movement



Feb. 5, 1929. 1,701,173

'J. C. CONN MEcHANIdAL MOVEMENT Filed Dec. 22, 19,26

///////l/ll|l\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////lll INVENTOR 2 i Y ATTOREY lPatented Feb. 5, w29.

JOSEPH C. CONN, OF BOONTON, NEW JERSEY.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

Application led December 22, 1926. Serial No. 156,279.

The present invention relates to an improvement in mechanical movements more particularly of the type in which rotary motion is translated into oscillatory motion. I@ne object has been to provide a simple and compact combination of mechanical agencies which will effect movement of an oscillatingl member through va wider arc than that ordinarily obtainable by means of a barrel type cani. A further object of the inventionlias been to provide mechanism for the purpose indicated and which may be fitted advantageously into portions of machines not now commonly utilized for housing` operative mechanical devices. For example, itis contemplated that a mechanical movement employing my present invention may conveniently be incorporated in a corner or corner portions of machines, thereby effecting an econonly of space which would not be possible in using some lrnown devices for translating rotational movement into oscillatory nievement.

@ne embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the drawings accompanying` the present specification and in which- Figure l is a top plan view, and

Figure 2 is a view in elevation, bot-h figures being essentially diagrammatic in character.

Referring to the figures, a mechanical movement embodying my invention comprises a pair of rotatable cams, l and 2, mounted on shafts 3 and if respectively, said cams being driven in synchronized relation by any suitable driving means applied to one of said shafts, as shaft 3, and thence to a bevelled gear 5, from which motion of rotation is transmitted to bevelled gear 6 on shaft 4l. The cams l and 2 will preferably be of such form that the peripheral surface of each will have a curved or circular cross sectional contour and a curved longitudinal sectional contour, the latter usually being an arc of a circle.

W here it is desired to translate the rotary iotion of cams 'l and 2 into oscillatory motion of a lever, as 7, pivot-ed at 8, the cams will be provided with suitable cam surfaces, which in the present illustration are shown forming wall port-ions of cam grooves 9 and l0 respectively, intersecting the peripheral cam surface. A cam follower ll, forming part of or secured to the lever 7, is positioned to extend into the cam grooves 9 and l() and to operatively engage cam surfaces therein. Cams l and 2 are also provided at their adjacent ends with opposed peripheral end surfaces, 12 and 13 respectively, said surfaces being shown as bevelled and, in the illustrated embodiment, contiguous in the axial plane occupied by the axes of the cams. although such contiguity is not considered essential in all fern-is of the device. Cam grooves 9 und lO are arranged with their ends opening through the opposed surfaces l2 and i3 respectively and are positioned so that the open ends of groove l() will periodically come into alignment with the open ends of groove 9 during` rotation of the cams.

ln operation the cams are rotated in synchronisin by the vmeans hereinabove suggested, or other suitable means, so that the cam follower 1l alternately engages the grooves 9 and lO, and is moved longitudinally with respect to said cams by rotation thereof. Thus, for example, assuming that operation of the apparatus is begun with the lever '7 occupying the position in groove lO'in-dicated in Figure l, fur `her rotation of the cams in the direction of the arrows will move the follower in a clockwise direction until it reaches the reversing portion in cam groove 9, whereupon its direction will be reversed and a similar traverse and reversal will be effected in groove l0, this cycle of operation being periodically repeated during continued rotation of the cams l and 2.

From the foregoing description of my inproved mechanical movement and the statement with respect to operation thereof, it will be apparentthat it ma y conveniently be applied to much es of widely varying chal'- acter. rlhe arrangement of the cams with their axes inclined with respect to each other lends itself to a machine design in which the utilization of corner spaces is important. @ther advantages will be apparent from a more careful study of the invention and its application to different types of machines.

Claims t l. A mechanical movement comprising a pair of rotatable cams mounted with their ares at an angle to each other, means for driving said cams in synchronized relation, an oscillatable cam follower, and cam surfaces on each of said cams adapted to move said follower toward and awa-y from the other cam during continued rotation of sai-d cams in one direction.

2. A mechanical movement comprising a pair of rotatable cams mounted with their axes at an angle to each other and having opposed peripheral end surfaces, a cani groove arranged vin each of said cams and having its ends opening through one of said peripheral end surfaces, an oscillataole cam follower operatively engaging said cam grooves and means for driving said cams in synchronized relation.

3. A mechanical movement comprising a pair of rotatable cams mounted with their axes at an angle to each other and each having a peripheral end surface in rolling contact with a peripheral end surface of the other, means for driving the cams in synchronized relation, a cam follower, and cam surfaces in each ot said cams arranged to periodically engage and oscillate the cam tollower duringv continued rotation ot said cams in one direction.

4. A. mechanical movement comprising a lpair of rotatable cams mounted with their axes at an angle to each other, and eacli having a bevelled peripheral end surface in rolling contact with a bevelled peripheral end surface of the other, means for driving the cams in synchronized relation, and a cam tioned to align periodically With corresponding ends of the grooves in the other cam.

5. A cain consisting oitl a body portion having` a peripheral surface oi' curved cross sectional contour and curved longitudinal sectional contour and a cam groove arrange-d With both ends opening through the same end of said cam.

6. A cam consisting of a body portion having a peripheral surface oiE circular cross sectional contour and off curved longitudinal sectional contour and presenting cani surfaces which intersect the same end of said cam at points substantially 180 degrees apart.

In testimony whereof, I liave signed my name to this specification this 18th day of December, 1926.

JOSEPH C. CONN. 

